Scissors-sharpener.



No. 841,537; PATENTED JAN. 15, 190?. W. M. KELLOGG.

- SGISSORS'SHARPENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1905. RENEWED JUNE 2Q, 1906.

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WVILLIAM M. KELLOGG, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THEYANKEE NOVELTY COMPANY, A CORPORATlON OF MAINE.

SCISSORS-SHARPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. KELLOGG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inScissors-Sharpeners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved sharpener for scissors or similararticles, and has for its primary object to produce a de vice of thischaracter by the use of which a pair of scissors can be very quickly andeasily sharpened, which is very light in weight and compact instructure, and which can be manufactured and sold at a very small cost.

With these objects in view it consists, essentially, of a wooden base,the up er face of which is provided at one end wit a recess adapted toreceive an abrading-block and a guide member adjustably secured to thebase, so that the entire surface of the abradingblock can be utilized bysliding the guide member back and forth.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing the application of my device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the parts.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the base which is preferably formed out of arectangular piece of wood and is provided at one end with a transversegroove or recess 2. It must be understood, however, that the base can bemade in any suitable shape or size without departing in any manner fromthe spirit of the invention. An abrading-block 3 is located in therecess 2 and is preferably in the form of a file, the serrations ofwhich run at an angle to the edges of the block. The thickness of thefile 3 is somewhat less than the depth of the recess 2, so that itsouter face lies in a plane below that of the top of the base 1. The file3 is roughened upon both faces and is secured in position by means of atack 4 or other suitable fastening, so that it can be readily reversedwhen one face becomes worn. A guide member 5 is secured to the base bymeans of a screw 6, operating in a slot 7. One end of this guide member5 is beveled at 6 and projects over the file 3, so as to form a suitableguide for the blade of the scissors.

When the scissors-blade is moved against the inclined plane 6 of theguide member 5, the edge of the blade is drawn across the file at suchan angle as to cause it to take the roper bevel. By adjusting the guidememher 5 longitudinally upon the base 1 the entire surface of the filecan be utilized, and hence the device will prove very economical in oeration. Owing to the fact that the dept of the recess 3 is greater thanthe thickness of the file, the projecting end of the guide member 5 willbe spaced from the top of the file. This accomplishes the very importantresult of preventing the accumulation of filings during the sharpeningprocess and also adds very materially to the efliciency of the device.When one face of the file becomes worn, the operator can remove the tack4 and by reversing the file obtain practicall y a new sharpener.

It will thus be understood that I have invented a very simple device forthe purposes specified, which will be very economical in operation andwhich will revent the customary accumulation of hugs, which detractsfrom the efficiency of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is v In ascissors-sharpener, the combination of a base-block having a'recessextending transversely thereacross, an abrading-block removably securedwithin the recess, the outer face of said abrading-block lying in aplane somewhat below that of the face of the baseblock, means forholding the abrading-block in position, a guide member having a beveledend which projects over and is spaced from the abrading-block and alsohaving a slot running in a direction at approximately right angles tothe beveled edge, and a clamp- I In testimony whereof I afiiX mysignature ing member passing through the slot and in presence of twowitnesses.

having connection with the base-block, the space between the guidemember and the abrading-block serving as a trap to catch the filings andprevent them from interfering with the effective operation of thedevice.

WILLIAM M. KELLOGG. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

JAMES D. SHIPToN, RANDALL H. BLANCHARD.

